Starting today, the Chinese dating website Baihe.com is requiring new users to register their real name upon signup, which will be verified by also inputting their national ID card number. Gone are the days of getting away with calling yourself ‘MonkeyKing83’ or the more pretentious ‘BMW535owner’ as you attempt to impress the opposite sex. It raises the prospect of privacy concerns and potential ID theft that might be off-putting to some people. But BaiHe - which means ‘Lily’ in English - will have presumably considered that this move might actually be ...
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Nov 17 2011
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Dating Site Jiayuan Has 5.5 Million Active Users, 1.2 Million Paying Users
Chinese largest dating site Jiayuan.com (NASDAQ: DATE) has been through high and low this year. It went IPO in May but then three months later, found itself under the scrutiny of the media as it was labeled as a “one night stand site.” Jiayuan’s lack of real name policy is causing it trouble as prostitutes or other crooks make use of the system to gain business leads (that’s pretty 2.0). But then again, I understand it is hard to input your real name on dating sites — it’s just uncomfortable to do ...
Oct 7 2011
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Mix: China’s Sexiest, Most Flirtatious Social Network
A Chinese start-up has this week launched China’s most flirtatious social network, called Mix. It’s a mobile- and LBS-based service that aims to connect - well, hook-up - people in the same area. The start-up’s own description of the service is that it’s like your favourite nightclub. It’s very simple: you can sign-up for Mix by connecting it to either your Sina Weibo or Renren account, and then you’re good to go, with your other profile's avatar and gender imported for use on Mix. Thereafter, it’s just a case of using the ...
Aug 17 2011
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Jiayuan.com Slammed as “China’s Largest One-Night Stand Site”
China’s biggest online dating site Jiayuan.com (NASDAQ:DATE) is facing the wrath of sections of the Chinese media, and stands accused of tricking users into buying credits and hosting lots of fake profiles - including for prostitutes. A state newspaper has slammed it as “China’s largest one-night stand platform.” Jiayuan, which IPO’d in the US back in May of this year, was today attacked by state media’s People’s Daily for not really being a “wedding” site, as Jiayuan’s tagline suggests, but more like an organizer of over-expensive group date nights that result ...
May 10 2011
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A Look at Jiayuan.com, the Latest Chinese IPO
China’s most popular dating website, Jiayuan.com, is set to IPO tomorrow. It’s a free service, but users can opt for paid accounts if they want access to premium services. And while none of us here at Penn Olson can claim to have extensively used this site for dating (our respective significant others would likely not be pleased) we thought a quick overview of the basic site functions would be illuminating. When browsing for potential partners, Jiayuan’s search functions are very much like match.com, allowing you to specify the sex, age ...
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REVEALED: What A Woman Wants To See In Your Online Photo
For males who're into online dating, this post will help you greatly. Informationisbeautiful has converted dating site OKCupid's data into an easy chart. Here are the key findings: Want a higher chance of meeting the opposite sex? Include an animal in your picture or show off your muscles (only if you have them please). If these two suggestions don't work for you, just appear to be doing something interesting in the photo. Though that's very subjective. No matter what, just make sure you don't include drinking or travel photos in your dating ...
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